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Queen Katherine's Dream: P.734-1985

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Titles

Queen Katherine's Dream
King Henry VIII
Shakespeare's Plays

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William
Draughtsman: Fuseli, Johann Heinrich

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Allocated by H.M. Treasury through the Minister of the Arts, accepted in lieu of capital taxes

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985-04) by Keynes, Sir Geoffrey

Dating

Production date: AD 1804-05-12

Note

Plate extracted from Shakespeare's Plays, edited by George Steevens, London: F. and C. Rivington, 1804

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 159 mm Width 95 mm
Sheet Height 209 mm Width 128 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Fuseli inv.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Blake sculp.
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Publish'd May 12 1804, by F & C Rivington, St Paul's Church Yard.
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Address

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.734-1985
Primary reference Number: 31828
Bentley: 498

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Queen Katherine's Dream" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/31828 Accessed: 2024-04-25 09:14:27

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